HC Falkensteiner Pustertal beat FTC-Telekom 3-2 in Budapest, with two power-play goals helping the visitors build a lead they held through a late challenge. The result moved Pustertal level with Ljubljana, according to the source headline.
Tommy Purdeller opened the scoring on the power play in the fourth minute. Gerry Fitzgerald doubled Pustertal’s advantage, also with a man advantage, in the 27th. Rasmus Bengtsson replied for FTC-Telekom in the 31st minute, but Austin Osmanski restored the two-goal margin early in the third period.
Ferenc Laskawy made it 3-2 with a power-play goal in the 57th minute. Pustertal then killed a penalty and withstood Budapest’s final push with its goaltender pulled. Colin Furlong stopped 34 of 36 shots for the visitors.
Both teams return to action on Sunday: FTC-Telekom travel to Linz, while Pustertal visit Székesfehérvár.